Hello All,
I live in an area where ferral cats are a real norm. I feed three of them. (a mother and her two babies) Well, the babies are big now and I've given them nicknames. "Little One" and "Big Boy". Last night I heard the worst screams and rucous. A dog that had either gotten loose and was homeless, came into the yard and had poor big boy trapped against a corner of the fence. My dog, who usually gets along with cats, switched to animal instinct and instead of chasing off the dog, joined in (at least in trapping him) My fiance, ran outside and got the dog to cease. The dog ran off and we tried to approach Big Boy who simply seemed stuned. He let me get real close. He had blood coming from his mouth. I think it belonged to the dog though. He had other areas though where his long fur looked unusually matted and dark with blood. He didn't seem to mind me scratching behind his ear, but when I try to look at his wounds he gives me a low growl. After much convincing I tried to pick him up, but when I did I discovered a wounded area under his arms, which caused him to wince and pull away. I just don't know what to do. I make minium wage and am trying to get married without any financial help from family in about a month. Every penny I own is tied up in deposits and such, I can't get to any of it. It is killing me to see him like this. I called the places in town, that I've used before, but none of them will assist an injured cat. Only fix the wild ones. If I take him to the spca shelter, they will kill him! If I don't do anything he may suffer and die anyway. I have some antibotics that are safe for kittys. I could give him some, but if he doesn't let me see his owies, how can I clean them or know how bad. The only thing I can see is a bite mark near his rear and back leg area.
I checked on him this morning. He sombered very slowly to the food dish, but hardly ate. Very unlike him, (he's usually the piggy of the group. Thus the name) This cat is sooooo lovable and sweet. He put up such a fight against two big dogs! He just deserves better than I can give him. Does anyone have any suggestions?
I thought maybe I could ease his pain a little by giving him a little bit of a advil or tylenol. Does anyone know if this is safe?
Please reply if you can help at all. All suggestions are welcome.
Very Grateful for any help.
Kay
I live in an area where ferral cats are a real norm. I feed three of them. (a mother and her two babies) Well, the babies are big now and I've given them nicknames. "Little One" and "Big Boy". Last night I heard the worst screams and rucous. A dog that had either gotten loose and was homeless, came into the yard and had poor big boy trapped against a corner of the fence. My dog, who usually gets along with cats, switched to animal instinct and instead of chasing off the dog, joined in (at least in trapping him) My fiance, ran outside and got the dog to cease. The dog ran off and we tried to approach Big Boy who simply seemed stuned. He let me get real close. He had blood coming from his mouth. I think it belonged to the dog though. He had other areas though where his long fur looked unusually matted and dark with blood. He didn't seem to mind me scratching behind his ear, but when I try to look at his wounds he gives me a low growl. After much convincing I tried to pick him up, but when I did I discovered a wounded area under his arms, which caused him to wince and pull away. I just don't know what to do. I make minium wage and am trying to get married without any financial help from family in about a month. Every penny I own is tied up in deposits and such, I can't get to any of it. It is killing me to see him like this. I called the places in town, that I've used before, but none of them will assist an injured cat. Only fix the wild ones. If I take him to the spca shelter, they will kill him! If I don't do anything he may suffer and die anyway. I have some antibotics that are safe for kittys. I could give him some, but if he doesn't let me see his owies, how can I clean them or know how bad. The only thing I can see is a bite mark near his rear and back leg area.
I checked on him this morning. He sombered very slowly to the food dish, but hardly ate. Very unlike him, (he's usually the piggy of the group. Thus the name) This cat is sooooo lovable and sweet. He put up such a fight against two big dogs! He just deserves better than I can give him. Does anyone have any suggestions?
I thought maybe I could ease his pain a little by giving him a little bit of a advil or tylenol. Does anyone know if this is safe?
Please reply if you can help at all. All suggestions are welcome.
Very Grateful for any help.
Kay